Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-28

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did for them there.
see that the Eastern members charg
that appropriations for the whole facih
coast for rivers and harbors are aoov
the average in the East; which, IL true
were never SO till you went there.
see that they are to have lignt-
house at San Luis Obispo, costing SOM
$50, 600.
/ notice that the bill to abolish thu
collection ports at San Diego and at Sar
Luis Obispo, in this district, did no
pass, though much fear was manifested
that it might.
Your labors in obtaining an appro
priation for a public building, tor the
division of the State into two Fedora
judicial districts, are matters OF puoiit
notoriety.
You have done all You could toward
the Marine Hospital, and we all believe
it will come, and also in getting the
military headquarters established herr,
etc, etc. :,
There are, of course, many othel
things you had hand in, but 'uftice ii
to say that your eyes were always open
to the interest of your district.
COL MARKHAM's RESPONSE.
Mr.. President, Neighbors and Fellop
Citizens:
am not the possessor of language
that will correctly convey to you my
feelings upon this OCCASION. This cub.
stlntiaI mark of respect rendered to me
here tonight in this manner, by this
large number of our most substantial
citizsns, irrespective of party afii liations,
embarraases me very much, and l there.
fore beg that l be allowed in simple
terms to thank you and all present
from the very depths of my heart for
this exceedingly kind expression Of
friendship for me. And, sir, allow me
to thank you personally for your very
kind illusions to the official services l
rendered the people Of my district.
My official term expired on the 4th OF
March, and 1 have been permitted, to-
gether with my wife and children, to re-
turn to this beautiful Pasadens, which
we so regretfully left nearly two years
ago.
This fact of itself has furnished food
for all the happiness man should reason
ably anticipate; and l assure you, sir,
that since my return the feeling that l
was relieved of official duties and re.
possibilities, the meeting of old friends,
together with the many warm express
sions of welcome, have made me so
happy that, in this short space of time,
[ have almost forgotten much of the
features of Congressional
life.
But, sir, l have now been through the
mill, so to speak, and have learned from
actual experience the labors to be per.
formed, the difficulties to be overcome,
The great anxie'y to succeed and the
fear of failure, know that l am much
more pleased with our success than any
one else can be who has never had
similar experience. The House Of Rep
re: entatives is composed of 325
members and eight delegates, repre-.
senting every nook aud corner Of
this great country, each one
bringing with him large number
If important measures affecting his own
each one is expected to
press lis demands, in season and out of
season, before the proper committees and
lpon the attention of the individual
whenever he can catch an op.
)ortupity.
Therefore you will perceive at glance,
hat extreme seltishness, so far, at leastv
Is their local matters are concerned, i.
he natural result, however generous
hey might be under other circumstances.
In the Forty ninth Congress there
al tko,aax.I hills
Ind only sixteen hundred became laws,
hereby leaving thirteen thousand to
-ither be abandoned or renewed in the
lext Congress. Have we not>a sight to
Do thankful that ours were not included
within that number?
In this State, as you know, we have
,wo Senators and six Representatives
Il you will examine the map you will
Zee by drawing line east from San
Francisco that was the only one of our
entire delegation that resided south Of
hat lioe. At the opening of Congress
aad had but little or no personal ac-
Iuantance with my colleagues. You
nay try to imagine my loneliness ct that
ime, bnt you can have no conception
# my true feelings in that regard.
Had been placed on desert fifty
niles from o habitation the outlook
would have been more cheerful. You
nay try to imagine how small felt and
low thin | grew as l endeavored 10
pread myself IN imagination over this
'ast district. And to cap it all, the
dea that had got to peel off and waltz
nto that peculiarly selfish body of men
ingle handed and alone, with the
.ope of obtaining consideration at their
lands, seemed to me at that time SO
Ippalling that then and there resolved
hat if ever succeeded in getting out of
hat dilemma halfway respectfully, l
would know enough thereafter to stay
where belonged, to.wit, on my ranch
n Pasadena.
/ will not detain you with the blue
ide OF the business, though could |
ecord all the incidents of that nature,
Gould fill quite volume; but l would
prefer to state briefly what l consider to
% the important elements constituting
,ur success. In the first place, l be.
ieve we can aggregate in this district
more business ability than any other
district in the United States.
/ have already taken too much time,
but in conclusion will say that my labors
for the last two or three years tfor be.
gan as soon as elected) have tended
to sharpen my interests in and for
Southern California. We can hardly
picture the brightness and grandeur of
orr future. I have learned to appre.
ciate more keenly than ever the import
ance of the various localities in this
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